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Table 3 Search strategy used in Pubmed

From: Cognitive improvement effects of electro-acupuncture for the treatment of MCI compared with Western medications: a systematic review and Meta-analysis

No

Search items

1

MCI[Title/Abstract]

2

(nMCI or aMCI or mMCI).[Title/Abstract]

3

(“N-MCI” or “A-MCI” or “M-MCI”).[Title/Abstract]

4

amnestic[Title/Abstract]

5

(cognit* impair*)[Title/Abstract]

6

(cognit* declin*)[Title/Abstract]

7

(cognit* deficit*)[Title/Abstract]

8

(cognit* disturb*)[Title/Abstract]

9

“cognitive disorders”[Title/Abstract]

10

(cognit* defect*)[Title/Abstract]

11

“Cognitive defect”[Title/Abstract]

12

“Cognition Disorders”[Mesh]

13

“Amnesia”[Mesh]

14

“memory impairment”[Title/Abstract]

15

CDR AND 0.5[Title/Abstract]

16

“clinical dementia rating” AND 0.5[Title/Abstract]

17

dement*[Title/Abstract]

18

“mild neurocognitive disorder”[Title/Abstract]

19

“Subjective memory complaints”[Title/Abstract] OR SMC[Title/Abstract]

20

OR 1–19

21

“electro acupunctur*”[Title/Abstract]

22

electroacupunctur*[Title/Abstract]

23

electro-acupunctur*[Title/Abstract]

24

electric acupuncture[Title/Abstract]

25

OR 21–24

26

#20 AND #25